electrostatic unit
nounElectricity.
a unit, as a statampere, in the system of electric units derived from the force of repulsion between two static charges. Abbreviation: esu, ESU
Origin of electrostatic unit
1First recorded in 1855–60
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How to use electrostatic unit in a sentence
But carry, now, the positive electrostatic unit towards the conductor.
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British Dictionary definitions for electrostatic unit
electrostatic unit
noun
any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the electric constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number: Abbreviation: ESU, e.s.u. Compare electromagnetic unit
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